Thank you for contacting Maryland Public Television.

At present we'll only be airing the 30 episodes of "Dr. Who" that we currently have in house. The 30 episodes of "Dr. Who" that MPT has to air now are all Troughton and Pertwee.

We apologize for the changes to the schedule and hope that you'll bear with us and allow us some flexibility while we work towards securing additional episodes.

If you're a Whovian, you're probably already aware that new episodes of Dr. Who that are currently in production.

At this time we don't know if the BBC is going to offer us the rights to air the new series. I'm awaiting information from the person in programming that serves as liaison between the station and the BBC.

Naturally, we've been inquiring about Dr. Who, and the new episodes, however ..we haven't reached an answer yet. In all honesty, I don't anticipate a firm response for at least several weeks. We've been in a holding pattern for months, unable to air any episodes save those we had in the last package from the BBC until a decision is made by the BBC about the program and rights. At this point our hands are tied. Unfortunately, at this point it appears to be a game of "wait and see".

Here is a web link for you to read about the new Dr. Who series: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/newtv/index.shtml

This is the main page for the Dr. Who series website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho

Angela Myers
Viewer Services Coordinator, Maryland Public Television